Uber to pay Australian taxi operators $272 million in class action settlement

Denny Irwanto

Uber has agreed to pay $271.8 million to Australian taxis and hire car drivers, operators and license holders to compensate them for losing income and license values ​​when the rideshare giant moves into the Australian market.

The class action against Uber was expected to go to trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday but Judge Lisa Nichols vacated it after the rideshare giant agreed to the colossal settlement.

It was the fifth-largest class action settlement in Australian history and one of the most successful class actions against Uber, the lawyers behind the case said.

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers principal Michael Donelly said the settlement was preceded by a five-year legal battle in which Uber “fought tooth and nail at every point along the way”.

An Uber sticker in the back window of a red car

Uber says ridesharing regulations did not exist when the company entered Australia.(ABC

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Alina Habba responds to claims Trump is seeking foreign legal funding

Denny Irwanto

Former President Trump’s attorney Alina Habba responded to claims that he could be seeking foreign sources to pay his massive legal fees, but she said Wednesday she “can’t speak” about the strategy.

Rumors about the future of Trump’s businesses are circulating as he attempts to pay the $454 million due in his New York civil fraud case just days before the deadline. Trump critics question whether the former president might secure the funds from an outside source, such as Saudi Arabia or Russia.

“Well, there’s rules and regulations that are public. I can’t talk about strategy; that requires certain things, and we have to follow those rules,” Habba told Fox News’s Martha MacCallum on Wednesday.

“Like I said, this is manifest injustice. It’s impossible. It is an impossibility. I believe they knew that,” she continued, referring to the bond amount.

Trump’s legal team indicated in court Monday that it would be “impossible” for them to secure the money he owes. His attorney said they spent “countless hours” negotiating with “one of the largest insurance companies in the world” and close to 30 companies to secure a full bond for the case.

A New York judge ordered Trump to pay nearly

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